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The 2017 budget debate took a strange turn on Thursday when the Speaker decided to have some fact checking done on a statement made by Opposition Member of Parliament, Anil Nandlall. During his contribution to the budget debate, Nandlall attacked the government for overspending and used the rental of a drug storage bond as example. […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has declared that the Opposition party’s continued criticism of the proposed 2017 National Budget is nothing more than an attempt at national “deconstruction”. During Thursday’s budget debate, Mr. Greenidge noted that it is especially hard to imagine a Budget debate elsewhere in the world where the Opposition party […]
The United States Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office (SCO) has wrapped up the first in a two-part Military Training Team event involving members of United States Coast Guard and Officers and Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard. In a statement, the Embassy said that a six-man team from the US Coast Guard arrived in […]
President David Granger has added his voice to the discussion on the national budget and he has issued a call for Guyanese to critically analyze the entire budget and not just focus on “bits and pieces”. In a video release from the Ministry of the Presidency of this week’s Public Interest television programme, the President […]
The Guyana Sugar Corporation believes that efforts may be afoot to sabotage its operations and the company is issuing a warning that the Guyana Police Force will get involved and deal with those suspected of wanting to disrupt the company’s operations. In a statement, the sugar company which is already behind its production target, revealed […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is moving to have more mining lands made available to miners on a leveled playing field. Many miners have complained in the past about being given mining lands that were empty. Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, told the National Assembly on Wednesday that the government intends […]
People’s Progressive Party Member of Parliament and former Government Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford wants all right thinking Guyanese “to reject this apology of a budget”. She made that declaration during her arguments against Budget 2017. Westford, who is currently facing multi million dollar fraud charges in the courts, told the National Assembly that the coalition […]
Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan rose on the third day of the 2017 Budget Debate and like the rest of his government colleagues, he offered support of the budget. “This budget is the best of the three budgets so far, it is transformative in nature and structure, the progressive tax rate it introduces, puts more […]
A suspected robber dashed for cover and managed to escape lawmen after losing his gun during a gunfight with police officers. According to the Guyana Police Force, officers on a foot patrol in the Werk-en-Rust area were confronted by an identifiable man who discharged his unlicense firearm at them, but managed to escape after he […]
The government has declared as false, a report in Tuesday’s Kaieteur News that a major foreign currency crisis is looming in the country. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr. Gobind Ganga have both debunked the report. “There is no shortage of foreign exchange in Guyana, the reserves at […]
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